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Herbert Brown 1870 – 1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Sep 1870

Birth Location: Palmerston, Otago, New Zealand

Death Date: 20 Dec 1941

Death Location: Palmerston, Otago, New Zealand

Father: Thomas Brown

Mother: Ellen Scott

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Matheson

Children(s): Thomas Brown

The story of Herbert Brown began in 1870 in Palmerston, Otago, New Zealand. Herbert Brown married Elizabeth (Lizzie) Matheson, and had children including Thomas Craig (Tom) Brown. Herbert Brown passed away in 1941 in Palmerston, Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Herbert Brown began in 1870 in Palmerston, Otago, New Zealand.
  • Herbert Brown married Elizabeth (Lizzie) Matheson, and had children including Thomas Craig (Tom) Brown.
  • Herbert Brown passed away in 1941 in Palmerston, Otago, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Brown
1822 – 1911
Birth Location: Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Ellen Scott
1823 – 1892
Birth Location: Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Matheson
1876 – 1950
Birth Location: Palmerston, Otago, New Zealand
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Children(s)

Thomas Brown
1903 – 1984
Birth Location: Green Valley, Otago, New Zealand
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Herbert Brown's Ancestors

Self
Herbert Brown
1870 – 1941
Birth Place: Palmerston, Otago, New Zealand
Parents
Thomas Craig Brown
1822 – 1911
Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Ellen ((Helen)) Scott
1823 – 1892
Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Brown
1768 – 1847
Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grizel ((Grace)) Craig
1782 – 1870
Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Robert Scott
1797 – 1865
Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Jean ((Jane)) Jackson
1799 – 1869
Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Herbert Brown's Descendants

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Herbert Brown (20 Sep 1870 – 20 Dec 1941) m. Elizabeth ((Lizzie)) Matheson (8 June 1876 – 30 Jun 1950)
  1. 1. Thomas (Craig (Tom)) Brown (7 Feb 1903 – 19 Aug 1984) m. Gertrude (May) Parkhill (1 March 1905 – 27 April, 1989)
    1. 1. Esmae (Elizabeth) Brown (1928 – ) m. MARTIN (WILLIAM) Gray (26 MARCH 1923 – 13 DECEMBER 2011)
      1. 1. DONALD (JAMES) GRAY (22 Mar 1951 – 27 Dec 1955)
      2. 2. Judith (Margaret) Gray m. Shand
        1. 1. Brendon (Paul) Shand (1977 – 2011)
        2. 2. Shand
        3. 3. Shand
    2. 2. Isla (Gertrude) Brown (30 Nov 1930 – 22 Jul 1992)
    3. 3. Margaret (Allen) Brown (1940 – )

Herbert Brown's Timeline

2 Records

1870
20 Sep 1870
Birth of Herbert Brown in Palmerston, Otago, New Zealand
Palmerston, Otago, New Zealand
1941
20 Dec 1941
Age 71
Death of Herbert Brown in Palmerston, Otago, New Zealand
Palmerston, Otago, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1870
    Event Place: Palmerston, Otago, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1941
    Event Place: Palmerston, Otago, New Zealand
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